Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. TO: Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: House Bill 3253, An Act to reduce gun violence and to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth DATE: September 13, 2013 …
Software Tax will be Repealed
Legislative leaders announced today that they support the repeal of the software tax. The Governor made the same announcement yesterday. I am relieved by this announcement — it means a mistake will be fixed and we will avoid much future controversy. I had become convinced last month that the tax (a) was simply not computable …
S246, An Act relative to healthy kids
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Education. TO: Joint Committee On Education FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S246, An Act relative to healthy kids DATE: September 12, 2013 I am writing in support of S246, An Act relative to healthy kids. As the number of cases concerning childhood …
Speed limits on highways.
Will, Can you tell us where you would stand on this bill? http://boston.com/news/local/blogs/starts-and-stops/2013/09/11/speed-limit-mph-too-slow-says-rep-winslow/EVS0nTyzzbPozQNrWAMEDN/blog.html This is hearsay, but it came from someone involved in the project. When Rt 3 between Burlington and NH was widened, the speed limit was never changed. My understanding is that after a road is majorly reworked, a speed survey is done …
S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Transportation. TO: Committee on Transportation FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates DATE: September 10, 2013 I am writing in support of S1637, An Act relative to motor vehicle registration plates. Eliminating the requirement for …
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S845, An Act to protect job applicants’ identity and privacy and S846, An Act relative to employee non-competition agreements
Senator Brownsberger submitted the following written testimony to the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. TO: Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development FROM: Senator William N. Brownsberger RE: Senate Bill 845, An Act to protect job applicants’ identity and privacy; Senate Bill 846, An Act relative to employee non-competition agreements; and House …